LEDs are on the rise. They are bright, they can have any color temperature, they last, are incredibly effecent, and the price is going down. CFLs are a joke and won’t be around once LEDs come down in price enough. CFLs are a means for someone to make a boatload of money in the short term. They’ll be gone before they burn out. Personally, I will never buy a CFL, but I am all over LEDs
I hope to make the transition to LED’s too. I don’t have a problem with the CFL’s much, except for the sleep distortion (exposure to a Fluorescent light for and extended period disrupts your ability to sleep), and the mercury in them. I think that LED technology is overall superior (I like it in flashlights too, no more worrying about that extra bulb, and less battery drain), but I’m unwilling to shell out the several dollar replacement cost. The CFL’s I have cost me about 25 cents a piece, and have lasted years. When an LED gets down to less than a dollar a bulb (or it’s hyperinflation adjusted equivalent), I’ll consider them more seriously.
—CFLs are a joke and won’t be around once LEDs come down in price enough. —
That is exactly how I see it. I see CFL’s as the modern equivalent of the first cars produced after the government implemented bumper standards on cars. Man those cars were ugly. It’s no longer an issue, though. ;-)
CFL’s are a stopgap.
They are basically a $30 bill any thief or indigent person can unscrew and slip into their pocket.
Expect to see lots of "street corner resales" of $30 LEDs for ten bucks.
We bought an LED to try out. It was $8. It lasted two days before burning out.
Have you had this problem with them at all?
I too love LED.
My flashlights run on AA batteries and generate as much as 800 lumen and are programmable for a variety of outputs based on requirements.
LED bulbs for the home are $25 - $50 each and I’ll install them where heat is a factor but at that price they are too expensive still.